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🇩🇪❗️The German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, was closed and the national flags were removed from it
September 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Kpler estimates roughly 8.5 million barrels per day of oil production has been lost over the course of the conflict. Refinery runs have also been cut sharply, reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel produced from the crude that remains available.
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Kpler Sees Oil Grinding Higher as Diesel Crunch Deepens | OilPrice.com
Kpler’s Matt Smith expects oil prices to keep grinding higher, with six and a half months of Middle East supply losses now working their way through gasoline and diesel prices.
oilprice.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Precipitous drops in fuel inventories may also force the hands of refiners, with diesel stockpiles at Chinese state-owned fuel suppliers having dropped to a 15-month low and gasoline inventories at the least since 2022.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Asian Refiners Dust Off Early Iran-War Playbook as Oil Jumps
Asian refiners are starting to think about lowering run rates and preparing for the possibility that fuel exports may be curbed as the widening Middle East war boosts oil prices and shrinks stockpiles...
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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🇳🇴 NATO troops disrupted Russian underwater "training" near Svalbard.

Submarines of the "Russian Department of Deep-Sea Research" covertly practiced the technology of remotely damaging underwater cables near the Arctic archipelago.
September 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Russia's six largest #diesel refineries account for roughly half the country's production, and three of them (Kirishi, Volgograd and NORSI) are now shut or running at about a quarter of capacity due to Ukrainian drone strikes
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Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through October | OilPrice.com
Russia extended its diesel export ban to Oct. 31 as drone strikes idle refineries and U.S. diesel prices hit a record $6.27 a gallon.
oilprice.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Photo taken at Prince Sultan Air Force Base shows a direct hit on the back half of a Boeing E-3 Sentry four-engine aircraft, its tail severed from the charred fuselage that also supported a rotating radar that is essential for collecting midair intelligence.
www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
www.cbsnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
A 66-page prospectus lays out 167 projects, with opportunities to invest in shovel-ready developments or get in at the planning stages, as part of a broader push to attract investment.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spaceports to Satellites: Here Are the Big Projects Canada Is Pitching
Canada is putting some of its biggest ambitions on the table for global investors, including data centers, critical-mineral mines, high-speed rail and an Arctic trade corridor.
www.bloomberg.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Houthis fire at the kingdom on a near-daily basis and capture more territory in Yemen.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
MBS and Saudi Arabia Face Crisis With Key Oil Pipeline Shut for Weeks
The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
www.bloomberg.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The pipeline company that moves three quarters of Western Canada’s #natgas says it’s prepared to keep investing in its vast Alberta network to meet “generational demand” for the fuel.
boereport.com/2026/09/14/t...
TC Energy urges co-operation on growing network to meet ‘generational’ gas demand | BOE Report
CALGARY - The pipeline company that moves three quarters of Western Canada's natural gas says it's prepared to keep investing in its vast Alberta network to meet "generational demand" for the fuel. TC...
boereport.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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📛 Three of Russia's six largest diesel refineries were forced to significantly reduce or completely shut down production in September due to damage caused by drones, - Reuters.
September 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
A Houthi presence close to the strait therefore offers the group a potentially powerful means of threatening Saudi interests and gives Iran another source of leverage over regional energy flows and global shipping.
www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-h...
What Houthi Gains In Yemen Mean For The Iran War
Iran may be losing its grip on Hormuz, but its Houthi allies are threatening to give Tehran another lever over global energy and shipping through Bab al-Mandab.
www.rferl.org
September 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The actor used Claude to help build a Python-based pipeline for collecting open-source intelligence and identifying and tracking naval positions. Anthropic said the resulting material was assembled into what it described as “targeting handbooks.”
gcaptain.com/anthropic-sa...
Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data
Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and research vulnerabilities in shipboard sys...
gcaptain.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Trump's comments come amid intensifying fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces, including attacks on energy facilities in the region.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says Iran-Backed Houthis Asked US Not to Target Them
President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the US to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East.
www.bloomberg.com
September 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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🇩🇪 German investigators have established that the preparation of the drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport was organized by an employee of the Russian military intelligence agency, GRU, - WELT

The suspect arrived in Germany via Turkey and later flew to Serbia. He is currently in Russia.
September 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Pezeshkian said Iran will reopen the strait when the US ends its blockade and attacks.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Yemen government counterattacks Houthis with air strikes
Houthi forces seize Yemen's Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.
www.aljazeera.com
September 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
East-West Pipeline has become vital to KSA since the outbreak of the war as state oil giant Aramco used it to ramp up crude flows from its eastern coast to the Red Sea to its west, diverting crude away from the Strait of Hormuz after Iran effectively blockaded it.
boereport.com/2026/09/11/s...
Satellite imagery shows smoke in vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline | BOE Report
Satellite imagery showed smoke on Thursday in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia of an incident in the area, and the Saudi government me...
boereport.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
KSA East–West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions was subjected to multiple attacks on the morning of Thursday, September 10, 2026. The pipeline was shut down as a precautionary measure.
www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2674017
East–West Pipeline Shut Down as a Precaution Following Multiple Attacks
Riyadh, September 11, 2026, SPA -- An official source at the Ministry of Energy stated that the East–West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions was subjected to multiple attacks on the morning of Thu...
www.spa.gov.sa
September 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Canada is opening new outlets for its growing production, with Enbridge’s Houston terminal targeting Gulf Coast heavy-crude refiners while Trans Mountain expands access to Asian markets.
oilprice.com/Energy/Crude...
Canadian Oil Pushes Deeper Into U.S. Gulf Coast Market | OilPrice.com
Canada is opening new outlets for its growing production, with Enbridge’s Houston terminal targeting Gulf Coast heavy-crude refiners while Trans Mountain expands access to Asian markets.
oilprice.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Thursday’s purchases were under increased scrutiny as the first since Bessent unexpectedly announced that the department would “at least double” the size of operations previously penciled in at $2 billion.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Treasury Takes Less Than Expected at Buyback, Pushing Up Yields
The US government purchased less longer-dated debt than investors anticipated in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s first expanded buyback operation, intensifying a selloff that pushed borrowing costs...
www.bloomberg.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran’s war with the U.S.
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Houthi Seizure of Mocha Opens New Front in Iran-U.S. War
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said h...
gcaptain.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
In keeping with the conventions of Russian official language, he said the drone raid had supposedly been repelled, but that “falling debris” had caused a “fire” at an industrial facility.
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/drone-s...
Drone strike on Novy Urengoy gas plant
A plant processing gas condensate is on fire in the heart of Russia’s Arctic gas-producing region, more than 2,800 kilometres from the border with Ukraine.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Under the changes, interprovincial and international pipelines will no longer face an assessment led under the Impact Assessment Act. Instead, projects regulated by the Canada Energy Regulator will be reviewed solely by the CER under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.
boereport.com/2026/09/10/c...
Canada moves to streamline pipeline, major project reviews | BOE Report
Canada has changed its federal impact assessment rules to remove interprovincial and international pipelines and several other types of energy projects from the Impact Assessment Act, as the governmen...
boereport.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
US bounties and DDT almost eliminated the bald eagle in the US. Canada helped restore the population.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Canada helped save the bald eagle from near extinction in the US – does the White House know?
The White House posted a photo of bald eagle attacking a Canada goose – but it was Canada that played a critical role in the recovery of the raptor in the US
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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DIU says the Russian frigate Admiral Essen, a Kalibr cruise missile carrier, was hit during last night’s deep-strike operation against the Novorossiysk naval base.

According to DIU, the strike caused a fire on the ship’s superstructure.
September 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM